FIBT World Championships 1983
# FIBT World Championships 1983

The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978.

## Two man bobsleigh

| Pos | Team |
| - | - |
| Gold | Switzerland (Ralph Pichler, Urs Leuthold) |
| Silver | Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Max Rüegg) |
| Bronze | East Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, Dietmar Schauerhammer) |

## Four man bobsleigh

| Pos | Team |
| - | - |
| Gold | Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, Rolf Strittmatter) |
| Silver | West Germany (Klaus Kopp, Gerhard Öchsle, Günther Neuberger, Hans-Joachim Schumacher) |
| Bronze | East Germany (Detlef Richter, Henry Gerlach, Thomas Forch, Dietmar Jerke) |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
